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The Simplest Viscous Flow

Hoover William G., Hoover Carol G.

We illustrate an atomistic periodic two-dimensional stationary shear flow, u_x = ( x˙ ) = E˙y, using the simplest possible example, the periodic shear of just two particles! We use a short-ranged “realistic” pair potential, ...

What is Liquid? [in two dimensions]

Travis Karl P., Hoover William G., Hoover Carol G., Hass Amanda B.

We consider the practicalities of defining, simulating, and characterizing “Liquids” from a pedagogical standpoint based on atomistic computer simulations. For simplicity and clarity we study two-dimensional systems throughout. In addition to the infinite-ranged Lennard-Jones 12/6 potential w ...

Compressible Baker Maps and Their Inverses. A Memoir for Francis Hayin Ree [1936–2020]

Hoover William G.

This memoir is dedicated to the late Francis Hayin Ree, a formative influence shaping my work in statistical mechanics. Between 1963 and 1968 we collaborated on nine papers published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Those dealt with the virial series, cell models, and computer simulation. All ...